James Isaacson is a former rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player who at club level represented Newcastle Falcons

Newcastle Falcons

The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...

 and Leeds Carnegie . His usual position is at prop. He was educated at Durham School

Durham School

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 and Northumbria University

Northumbria University

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Rugby career

Isaacson is an England Under 21 international, and in 1998 joined Newcastle Falcons

Newcastle Falcons

The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...

. He remained at the club until 2005 when he was signed by Leeds Tykes, (Leeds Carnegie from 2007). He remained with Leeds for two seasons and was part of the squad that saw the club promoted to the Premiership. He left Leeds at the end of 2007. He is currently Head Coach of Life University in the US Super League.